Why is obesity defined as a disease - and when does it really endanger us?/Walla system
The national mood is at an unprecedented low and at the same time many complain that they have gained weight due to anxiety and stress.
To understand whether you have gained or lost weight at all, doctors recommend weighing yourself in the morning, at the same time and using the same scale.
"Weight can fluctuate throughout the day, so it's good to pick the same time each day to weigh yourself," said Dr. Mert Arugol, a clinical specialist in emergency medicine at SUNY Downstate, this week. The slight fluctuations in weight between morning and evening can be attributed to food and drink. consumed during the day, for the activities and exercises performed, and nominally, for bowel movements.In
fact, our body weight can change by 2.5 kilograms, up, or down, without actually doing anything.
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According to the Davidson Institute, which is the educational arm of the Weizmann Institute, it is estimated that in one day we lose about 250 milliliters of water in breath, 500 milliliters in urine, 100 milliliters in feces, and 450 milliliters in sweat. In total, this is 1.3 liter a day that the body needs to supplement from external sources. It is estimated that the daily loss of fluids in our body can range from 1.3 to 3.4 liters of water.
On days when we feel unwell, we also usually lose additional weight. For example, if you vomit, or have diarrhea, the body Yours can lose a little more than a pint and a half of fluid, weighing almost the same in pounds.
Daily weight changes are trivial, and nothing to get excited about, again, for better or worse. If you went to bed weighing 60 pounds and woke up weighing 59 pounds, don't Get excited, you probably just got up many times during the night to pee.
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